12:05 4th quarter: Patriots 23, Panthers 0 — Stephen Gostkowski made his third field goal of the night, this time from 21 yards out, as the Patriots took a 23-0 lead. The field goal capped a 10-play, 32-yard drive led by Jimmy Garoppolo.

0:02 2nd quarter: Patriots 13, Panthers 0 — Stephen Gostkowski made a 60-yard field goal — barely — as the Patriots took a 13-0 lead into the half.

4:50 2nd quarter: Patriots 10, Panthers 0 — Tom Brady threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Shane Vereen on a wheel route with the speedy running back racing all the way to the end zone untouched. The touchdown strike capped a 14-play, 91-yard drive that lasted 7:41.

2:11 1st quarter: Patriots 3, Panthers 0 — Stephen Gostkowski nailed a 47-yard field goal as the Patriots took a 3-0 lead over the Panthers. The field goal ended a fruitless 7-play, 22-yard drive.

Tom Brady threw a 40-yard touchdown to Shane Vereen and Stephen Gostkowski kicked two field goals as the Patriots took a 13-0 lead over the Panthers in the first half of Friday's preseason game at Gillette Stadium.

Brady was an efficient 13 of 17 passing for 140 yards. His favorite target was Julian Edelman, who caught six passes for 46 yards.

The defense showed spark for the Patriots in the first half, too. Chandler Jones had two sacks on Cam Newton and Rob Ninkovich added another. Jones has a team-leading six tackles as well.

Gostkowski nailed a 60-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in the second quarter, the longest of his career. He hit a 47-yard attempt in the first quarter.